Source: https://www.timescolonist.com, November 3, 2018 By: Bill Cleverly The new Johnson Street Bridge is built and in use, but legal wrangling over its design and costs continue. In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, PCL Constructors Westcoast Ltd., the company that built the bridge, maintains design information for the bridge “was not accurate and […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, October 30, 2018 By: Doug Tabeling of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP on behalf of Consesus Docs Design flaws are a constant risk in construction, but the contractual allocation of that risk can sway considerably from project to project. Contract terms can vary from fully expressing an owner’s warranty of the sufficiency of […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, October 5, 2018 By: John Castro, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani The United States District Court for the Southern District of California has now held that the Spearindoctrine applies to design-build subcontractors where the subcontractor is expected to design a portion of their work. The case is United States for the use and benefit of Bonita […]

Source: https://www.marinij.com, October 5, 2018 By: Richard Halstead The Marin Community College District has found itself enmeshed in a sort of Chinese box of lawsuits, as it sues the law firm it hired to sue the architectural firm it commissioned to help modernize the College of Marin campus. The district last month filed suit against […]

Source: http://www.tribtown.com, October 4, 2018 By: January Rutherford The developer of Burkart Crossing Apartments in Seymour is suing an engineering firm for “poor” design and implementation of plans for a 104-lot subdivision on the city’s northeast side. Construction of homes has yet to begin in Redbud Meadows subdivision, located on about 60 acres of property […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, August 3, 2018 By: Elizabeth Dinan A contractor accused in a federal lawsuit of faulty construction at the 100-unit Wamesit Place housing complex filed a court motion denying liability, while reporting if it is found liable, so too should five other contractors who worked there. The lawsuit was filed by Portsmouth attorney John […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, August 3, 2018 By: Elizbeth Dinan A contractor accused in a federal lawsuit of faulty construction at the 100-unit Wamesit Place housing complex filed a court motion denying liability, while reporting if it is found liable, so too should five other contractors who worked there. The lawsuit was filed by Portsmouth attorney John […]

Source: http://www.berkleycp.com, June 26, 2018 By: Raymond F.H. Bustamante The rules of engagement have changed drastically.In recent years, the construction industry has moved rapidly from what were clearly defined stand-alone roles of design-bid-build project delivery methods to the faster-paced design/build, public-private partnership (P3) and integrated project delivery (IPD) models. Along with this shift came a […]

Source: https://www.fireengineering.com, July 17, 2018 By: Gregory Haval In a “Construction Concerns” article from February 21, 2018, discussed complacency and hubris and their effects on emergency incident outcomes. “Complacency” was defined as “satisfaction with a perception of a situation that is not based on reality.” “Hubris” was defined as “self-confidence beyond the level of competence,” eaning […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, July 6, 2018 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: The Sacramento Kings’ development group, SG Downtown LLC, filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on July 3 against Swinerton Builders, the general contractor for the team’s 16-story downtown Sacramento hotel and condo tower, alleging breach of contract. SG claims, according to The Sacramento Bee, that […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com, July 12, 2018 The center, which opened in March, suffered previous subsoil slides. No injuries were reported A newly opened shopping mall in Mexico City has partly collapsed after structural problems apparently led the mall’s operators to evacuate the area. No casualties were reported. Videos posted on social media show a cantilevered, multi-storey section of […]

Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com, June 13, 2018 By: Alia Paavola A federal audit found the construction of El Paso, Texas-based William Beaumont Army Medical Center’s replacement facility was plagued with hundreds of design errors, time delays and contract changes, which put the project three years behind schedule and added $408 million in costs, according to the El Paso […]